At Age & Opportunity we are bringing Creative Exchanges to Cork city this autumn. Creative Exchanges is a two-day course (one day per week over 2 weeks), designed for activities coordinators working in residential or day care settings. It is also suitable for those with an arts background, interested in engaging with older people in a care setting. *
Creative Exchanges provides participants with:
Practical skills to carry out creative activities with people in residential and day care settings
An understanding of the value of creative activity, particularly in care settings
Experience of taking part in arts-based workshops
The opportunity to meet and share experiences with other activity coordinators/facilitators
The course is designed to provide meaningful opportunities to engage older people in arts activities and adopts a person-centred approach promoted by HIQA’s National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People (2016). On completion of the course, a Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants by Age & Opportunity. It is the only course of this type currently running in Ireland.
VENUE AND DATES
Venue: The Boardroom, Civic Trust House, 50 Pope’s Quay, Shandon, Cork, T23 R6XC
Dates: Thursdays 12th and 19th November 2026
Times: 10 am to 4.30 pm Tea/coffee will be provided on arrival and at the mid-morning break.
PRICE/BOOKING
Creative Exchanges costs €395 per participant and participants need to attend both training days. As places are limited, fees need to be paid in advance to secure a place. To book a place, please contact Fiona at engage@ageandopportunity.ie or Tel (01) 913 3922.
At Age & Opportunity we are bringing Creative Exchanges to Cork city this autumn. Creative Exchanges is a two-day course (one day per week over 2 weeks), designed for activities coordinators working in residential or day care settings. It is also suitable for those with an arts background, interested in engaging with older people in a care setting. *
Creative Exchanges provides participants with:
The course is designed to provide meaningful opportunities to engage older people in arts activities and adopts a person-centred approach promoted by HIQA’s National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People (2016). On completion of the course, a Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants by Age & Opportunity. It is the only course of this type currently running in Ireland.
VENUE AND DATES
Venue: The Boardroom, Civic Trust House, 50 Pope’s Quay, Shandon, Cork, T23 R6XC
Dates: Thursdays 12th and 19th November 2026
Times: 10 am to 4.30 pm Tea/coffee will be provided on arrival and at the mid-morning break.
PRICE/BOOKING
Creative Exchanges costs €395 per participant and participants need to attend both training days. As places are limited, fees need to be paid in advance to secure a place. To book a place, please contact Fiona at engage@ageandopportunity.ie or Tel (01) 913 3922.
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